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This27that t1_j7r0t15 wrote

Reply to comment by Grass8989 in FDNY ranks in 'turmoil' after commissioner demotes chiefs, high-ranking officials step down by nyujoe

That training comes after you get hired. You need no special training to get hired, at which point you will be given the special training.

Many departments in other parts of the country require you to be fully trained before they even consider you for employment.

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Grass8989 t1_j7r4w9i wrote

Right but the cPat is pass or fail, you get one practice and one actual run at it. I’m sure in the departments that require you to have the training before hand you have a lot more chances of passing the required training.

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This27that t1_j7rxzqv wrote

In the departments that require you to have training beforehand, they don’t give you any training (other than orientation, etc, that you’d get in any job). I think the OP’s “no special training” just meant no training in firefighting or having to know anything about the job.

The CPAT can be tough but if you’re physically fit, anyone can pass it. You don’t need to know firefighting stuff. They tell you what to do.

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